Production Cell Lead (Aerospace Manufacturing)

Celestica•Tucson, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an entry-level supervisory role reporting to a first-level manager. The Production Cell Leader provides leadership to employees performing routine work within a single function or work group, following established standards, processes, assignments, and guidelines. The role assigns tasks, checks work, develops schedules, enforces policies and procedures, and contributes input to performance and compensation reviews. It coordinates production resources to deliver quality products on time and within budget, identifies and resolves production bottlenecks, and manages controllable operating expenses. The position owns daily and weekly output and quality targets, contributes to monthly forecasts, and guides continuous improvement. It also supports employee discipline, return-to-work interviews, training, skill development, motivation, and team performance. Work is performed in a manufacturing environment and may involve occasional exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, machinery, and temperature extremes. The role may require sustained visual concentration on computer monitors or detailed data.

Requirements

Four to six years of relevant experience.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of production processes and the tools and equipment used in them.
Knowledge of the business unit and how decisions affect customer satisfaction, product quality, on-time delivery, and unit profitability.
Ability to coordinate a wide variety of resources to meet production quality and quantity metrics.
Knowledge of ISO standards and company continuous improvement initiatives.
Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
Ability to lead, manage, train, and motivate a diverse group of employees to achieve production levels within tight deadlines in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
Ability to use some or all of the following applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Platform.
Ability and willingness to work extended hours, including afternoons and weekends.
Willingness to work multiple shifts based on business needs.

Responsibilities

Coordinate daily production schedules and materials received from planning and logistics with personnel, equipment, and other resources to achieve on-time production of quality products within budget guidelines.
Identify and resolve bottlenecks in the production process.
Manage controllable operating expenditures, including scrap and consumables.
Identify production constraints and guide teams in continuously improving processes.
Conduct return-to-work interviews and first-level disciplinary actions in a timely, consistent, and professional manner.
Contribute to monthly forecasts and own daily and weekly output and quality targets.
Manage team performance, motivation, satisfaction, and processes to meet quality, output, and efficiency targets.
Manage employee training, skill development, and growth to build multi-skilled capability.
Provide direction to employees, assign tasks, check work, develop schedules, and enforce policies and procedures.
Provide input for employee performance and compensation reviews and recommend disciplinary action as necessary.